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• Zell Could Wind Up Out At Tribune Under Debt Reorg

  Content Next - 2009-06-08

  Loss of control is almost always a risk when debt is reorganized and Tribune Co.'s trip to bankruptcy court could cost Sam Zell just that. According to one early-stage scenario laid out by the Chicago Tribune's Michael Oneal, creditors holding $8.6 billion in senior debt could wind up with...

  Tags: Tribune Co., Debt, Litigation, Stock Options, Personal Finance, Business Operations, Human Resources, Benefits, Stock Options & Grants, Companies, Tribune, Legal, Staci D. Kramer

• Media Roundup: Star Tribune agrees to cuts, Twitter continues breakneck growth and More

  BNET - 2009-04-24

  In Today's Media Roundup: Star Tribune agrees to cuts, Twitter continues breakneck growth, The New York Times is looking at paid content, Tribune announces cuts and NPR cuts 13. by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Tribune Co., Media, Cut, Twitter, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sean Blanda

• Meet the Worst Manager of the Year

  BNET - 2009-04-07

  Think your boss is bad? He or she has nothing on Sam Zell. Zell is the new winner of the annual Stupidus Maximum Award, an annual accolade created by Workforce Management editor John Hollon to honor the "most ignorant, shortsighted and dumb workforce management practice of the...

  Tags: Los Angeles Times, Tribune Co., Manager, Zell, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, CC Holland

• Media Roundup: Facebook Backtracks on Terms of Service Flap, The Pirate Bay Has its Day in Court and More

  BNET - 2009-02-18

  In Today's Media Roundup: Facebook backtracks on Terms of Service flap, The Pirate Bay has its day in court, Politico on track to make millions, New York Times is the paper of record on the Web, but stock down by half, Many channels switch to digital today, Sirius and XM...

  Tags: Facebook, Tribune Co., Search Engine, Media, Terms Of Service, Salary, Pirate Bay, Debt Payment, Benefits, Personal Finance, Payroll Solutions, Investment, Human Resources, Finance, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: New York Times May Charge for Content, After Adjustment, Super Bowl Top Rated of All Time and More

  BNET - 2009-02-04

  In Today's Media Roundup: New York Times considering charging for content, After rating adjustment, Super Bowl top rated of all time, Disney misses earnings, Gannett Stock hits an all-time low, Tribune gets permission to trim severance packages, Time Warner losses $16 billion and Pajamas Media shuts down ad network. by...

  Tags: Time Warner Inc., Layoff, Tribune Co., Severance Package, Stock, Media, New York Times Co., Gannett Co. Inc., Adjustment, Pajamas Media, Workforce Management, Personal Finance, Investment, Human Resources, Finance, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: CNN to Debut Instream Commercials at Inauguration, Star Tribune Declares Bankruptcy, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-16

  In Today's Media Roundup: CNN to debut instream commercials at inauguration, 95 percent of all music downloads are stolen, Globe announces cuts, Gannett may drop AP, Chinese media companies looking to move oversees, CS Monitor to trim staff and Eidos in buyout talks by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Media Company, Layoff, Tribune Co., Associated Press, Media, Gannett Co. Inc., Bankruptcy, CNN, Globe, Litigation, Workforce Management, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: Tribune to Go Tabloid for Street Sales, Current Console Generation Will Last Longer, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-13

  In Today's Media Roundup: Tribune to go tabloid for street sales, Microsoft: Current Gen will last longer, Hearst Corporation keeps CEO, Printed Blog turns the tables, YouTube launches C-SPAN style Congressional hub and CBS gives Verizon Video On Demand rights by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Tribune Co., Console, Media, Hearst Corp., Video, Chicago, Corporate Communications, Sales Strategy, Video On Demand (VoD), Marketing, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: Seattle Paper May Close, Star Tribune May File for Bankruptcy, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-09

  In Today's Media Roundup: Seattle paper may close, Star Tribune may file for bankruptcy, Media layoffs highest in seven years, Dow Jones freezes salaries, Buffalo News offers buyouts and How does Google make money? by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Google Inc., Tribune Co., Employee, Media, Bankruptcy, Seattle, Litigation, Business Operations, Sean Blanda

• Newspaper Industry: Evolution or Catastrophe?

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-07

  Mathew Ingram submits: There have been — and will no doubt continue to be — plenty of blog posts, magazine articles and even irony of ironies the occasional newspaper story written about the death of the newspaper. It’s become almost a cottage industry, poring over the imminent failure of...

  Tags: Media, Mathew Ingram, New York Times Co., Tribune Co.

• The Gamblers, the Philanthropists, and the Folks Left Holding the Bag of Gelt

  BNET - 2008-12-23

  Since all I have to offer tonight is a grab bag of sorts, let's put the best light on it, shall we, and call it a Christmas stocking, hung thick with gelt. Okay, so I mixed my religious metaphors, we could all do a lot worse, I...

  Tags: Bankruptcy, Business Operations, David Weir, Litigation, Management, McClatchy, Strategy, Tribune Co.